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Deadly dispute in Vienna’s Rudolfsheim solved, man detained

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Austrian police detained a 25-year-old Syrian man over the fatal stabbing or assault of a 26-year-old Syrian national in Vienna’s Rudolfsheim district in mid-August.
  • Police spokeswoman Irina Steirer said the suspect confessed to the act but gave no information about the circumstances.
  • Investigators suspect the dispute may have involved the drug milieu.

A 25-year-old man has been detained after a deadly dispute in Vienna’s Rudolfsheim district in mid-August. The suspect is a compatriot of the 26-year-old Syrian man who died.

Police spokeswoman Irina Steirer said the suspect had confessed to the act. He did not provide information about the background, however.

Investigators believe the dispute may have stemmed from conflicts in the drug trade. Witnesses found the 26-year-old in a courtyard near Gaudenzdorfer Gürtel during the night of Aug. 10-11.

The suspect confessed to the act.

· Irina SteirerThe police spokeswoman described the suspect’s admission after the detention.
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